February 9
Wine Tasting
This is an excellent opportunity to learn about and sample some
good value Calif ornia wines.
Bread and cheese will also be served.
6:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Location: The Wine Bank (363 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp)
Cost: $20-$25 (payable at the door)
Contact: Marilyn Ferrari (mferrar1@ san.rr.com)

April 8
AWIS Gala
6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
House of Hospitality on the Prado in Balboa Park
Cost: $50 for members and guests of members,
$60 for non-members and guests of non-members
Cocktail or business attire

June 7
Myers-Brigg Personal Testing
An opportunity to take the Myers-Brigg personal evaluations as
a means to self discovery. Take the test and ev aluate your
traits that impact your social, learning and work experiences.
Then in August, you will be poised to match your talents to
alternative careers.
Myers-Brigg Fee: $35/person

July 12
Speaker: Dr. Marsha Chandler, Senior Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs at UCSD
Please join us for an evening of fun, networking, and a great
opportunity to hear and meet Dr. Marsha Chandler!
Dr. Chandler will speak about her career, experience as Chief
Academic Officer, and will touch upon mentoring of female
colleagues.
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (Presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.)
Place: The Salk Institute
Contact: mferrar1@san.rr.com

August 2
Panel Discussion: Alternative Careers
This panel discussion will join three survey events that received
high scores. These are: (1) Alternative Care ers: What can you
do with your MS or PhD other than research? (2) Female
Executives, and (3) Discussion of dif ferent areas of business
(i.e., patent law, business development, clinical/regulatory
affairs, and corporate mg mt).
No fee for AWIS members.

September 6
Dr Gail K. Naugton: From Lab Bench to Market
Dr Naughton is the President and Chief Operating Officer at
Advanced Tissues Sciences, Inc. Prior to the presentation, a
ceremony will take place during which AWIS president Linda
Mantel, PhD will honor Dr Naughton for recently being named
National Inventor of the Year and her donation of her award
money to the AWIS Educational Foundation.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Ligand Pharmaceutical

October 4
Bridging the Gap in Technology Assessment: From
Concept to Commercialization
Join us for this informative discussion. You may learn
something about what some of your colleagues really do, and
gain new insight into business roles related to the business of
science.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.
6455 Nancy Ridge Drive (Sorrento Mesa area)
Cost: Free to AWIS members and employees of La Jolla
Pharmaceutical, $5 for other non-members
Contact: marcellevogel@usa.net